Definition of Peritus

1. an expert theologian [n -TI]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Peritus

peritrichous
peritrichous flagellation
peritrichously
peritrichs
peritrochanteric
peritrochia
peritrochium
peritropal
peritropous
peritubular
peritubular capillary
peritubular contractile cells
peritubular dentin
peritubular zone
peritumoral
peritus (current term)
perityphlic
perityphlitides
perityphlitis
perityphlitis actinomycotica
periumbilical
periungual
periungual fibroma
periurban
periureteral abscess
periureteric
periureteritis
periureteritis plastica
periurethral
periurethral abscess

Literary usage of Peritus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Digest of the Laws of England by John Comyns, Anthony Hammond (1822)
"And therefore, where the charter requires quod sit peritus in kgr, (t¡) Where there is no clause enabling the mayor expressly to hold over, ..."

2. The Home and Foreign Review (1864)
"... he never learned to speak their language—" Erat enim vir valde benignus et patiens," says the same biographer, " in Anglica et Latina lingua peritus. ..."

3. A Biographical Index of British and Irish Botanists by James Britten, George Simonds Boulger (1893)
"... peritus " (inscription on his tombstone). Dict. Nat. Biog. ii. 439. Baines, Thomas (1822-75) : b. King's Lynn, Norfolk, 1822 ; d. Durban, Natal, 8 May, ..."

4. A Manual of Costume as Illustrated by Monumental Brasses by Herbert Druitt (1906)
"The terms in lege peritus and Apprentices ad legem or ad leges are occasionally found, and probably denote this degree ' :— 1461. ..."

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